Bruno Tintori - Porto S. Maria

Landscape has always been a central theme in artistic research, both as a setting, as a backdrop, and as a subject itself. The naturalistic depiction of landscape, throughout history, has been a constant aspiration for painters. Each historical period has offered its own interpretation of landscape, contributing to the evolution of its depiction: first with an exploration of space, through Brunelleschi's perspective in the early Renaissance; then with atmospheric rendering in the 16th century; up until the depiction of every single vibration of light on objects in Impressionism. In this specific case, the subjects chosen by Tintori are small seaside or country villages, made up of tiny houses inhabited by humble people. It is a type of view that, for a Livorno-born painter like Bruno Tintori, draws on a strong landscape tradition in Tuscan painting. A tradition perpetually seeking lyricism in images of simple life and everyday life through a post-Impressionist depiction of rural or seaside landscapes. This tradition obviously has its roots in the Macchiaioli group in the second half of the 19th century, but it would find continuation and lifeblood in the painters who, in the early decades of the 20th century, worked in the Livorno and Versilia area, forming the so-called Gruppo Labronico. Tintori's poetics draws on this tradition, developing its themes with his own personal style.

The artist Bruno Tintori has developed, in his pictorial production, a coherent and highly recognizable stylistic register, based on a pronounced synthesis of subjects in delicate polychrome surfaces. The present painting is a typical example of Bruno Tintori's landscape painting. The small cluster of houses in the village is transformed by the artist into an exquisite harmony of colors. To achieve this result, he first empties the objects of their materiality, flattening them on the surface. The representation of the houses, however, does not lose its vitality, because it is executed with a thick, black, highly animated line that imbues the objects with existential vibrations. The resulting fields thus become the space in which the painter can develop his light washes of color, which fade in the light, painting the walls of the houses in pale peach, pink, and blue hues.

Bruno Tintori was a painter from Livorno, born in 1917 and died in 1991. He worked primarily in Lido di Camaiore. He trained first in Bologna and later in Milan, where he studied under the maestro Gaddi. In addition to his study of Livorno's landscape tradition, an experience in Granada, Spain, was crucial in defining his style. Inspired by the colors of the Alhambra, he developed his signature polychrome textures using the so-called Hispano-Moresque technique. A well-known painter, he exhibited his work in numerous national exhibitions. Throughout his career, he was known as "The Painter of Artists" and received numerous national awards and recognitions.

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